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OQ35.3 Answer (b). In going from carbon disulfide (n1 = 1.63) to crown glass
(n2 = 1.52), the critical angle for total internal reflection is
⎛n ⎞ ⎛ 1.52 ⎞
θ c = sin −1 ⎜ 2 ⎟ = sin −1 ⎜ = 68.8°
⎝ n1 ⎠ ⎝ 1.63 ⎟⎠
OQ35.4 Answers (a), (b), and (c) are all correct statements. The frequency of a
wave does not change when it travels from one medium to another:
f1 = f2 → n1λ1 = n2 λ2 ; also, Snell’s law of refraction states
n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ 2 . By their definitions, n = c v = c f λ and
sin θ = 1 csc θ . Thus, Snell’s law can take these alternate forms:
sin θ 1 sin θ 2 v v2 cscθ 1 cscθ 2 λ1 λ2
= → 1 = → = → =
v1 v2 sin θ 1 sin θ 2 n1 n2 sin θ 1 sin θ 2
Snell originally stated his law in terms of cosecants.
OQ35.5 Answer (e). The index of refraction of glass is greater than that of air,
which means the speed of light in glass is slower than in air (n = c/v).
The frequency does not change, but because the speed decreases, the
wavelength also decreases.
OQ35.6 Answer (b). When light is in water, the relationships between the
values of its speed and wavelength to the values of the same
c c 3
quantities in air are nwater = → vwater = = c, and
vwater nwater 4
⎛ n ⎞ 3
nwater λwater = nair λair → λwater = ⎜ air ⎟ λair ≈ λair .
⎝ nwater ⎠ 4
OQ35.7 Answer (c). Water has a greater index of refraction than air. In
passing from one of these media into the other, light will be refracted
(deviated in direction) unless the angle of incidence is zero (in which
case, the angle of refraction is also zero). Because the angle of
refraction can be zero only if the angle of incidence is zero, ray B
cannot be correct. In refraction, the incident ray and the refracted ray
are never on the same side of the line normal to the surface at the
point of contact, so ray A cannot be correct. Also in refraction,
n2 sin θ 2 = n1 sin θ 1 ; thus, if n2 > n1, then θ 2 < θ 1 : the refracted ray
makes a smaller angle with the normal in the medium having the
higher index of refraction. Therefore, rays D and E cannot be correct,
leaving only ray C as a likely path.
OQ35.8 Answer (c). The time interval is 104 m/(3 × 108 m/s) = 33 µs.
OQ35.9 Answer (c). For any medium, other than vacuum, the index of
refraction for red light is slightly lower (closer to 1) than that for blue
light. This means that when light goes from vacuum (or air) into
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glass, the red light deviates from its original direction less than does
the blue light. Also, as the light reemerges from the glass into
vacuum (or air), the red light again deviates less than the blue light.
If the two surfaces of the glass are parallel to each other, the red and
blue rays will emerge traveling parallel to each other, but displaced
laterally from one another. The sketch that best illustrates this
process is C.
OQ35.10 For a wave to experience total internal reflection, it must be traveling
in the medium in which it moves slower, in which it has a greater
index of refraction.
(i) Answer (a). Water has a greater index of refraction than air.
(ii) Answer (c). The sound travels slower in air than in water.
OQ35.11 Answer (c). Consider the sketch in ANS.
FIG. OQ35.11 and apply Snell’s law to the
refraction at each of the three surfaces.
Because the surfaces are parallel, the
resulting equations are
(1.00) sin θ = n1 sin α (Top surface)
n1 sin α = n2 sin β (Middle surface)
ANS. FIG. OQ35.11
n2 sin β = ( 1.00 ) sin φ (Bottom surface)
These equations allow us to equate the left side of the first equation
with the right side of the last equation:
(1.00) sin θ = (1.00) sin φ → φ = θ
OQ35.12 Color A travels slower in the glass of the prism. Light with the
greater change in speed will have the greater deviation in direction.
OQ35.13 Answer (c). We want a big difference between indices of refraction to
have total internal reflection under the widest range of conditions.
OQ35.14 Answer (a). In a dispersive medium, the index of refraction is largest
for the shortest wavelength. Thus, the violet light will be refracted (or
bent) the most as it passes through a surface of the crown glass.
OQ35.15 Answer (b). For a wave to experience total internal reflection, it must
be traveling in the medium in which it moves slower, in which it has
a greater index of refraction. A light ray, in attempting to go from a
medium with index of refraction n1 into a second medium with index
of refraction n2, will undergo total internal reflection if n2 < n1 and if
the ray strikes the surface at an angle of incidence greater than or
equal to the critical angle.
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CQ35.1 The water level in a clear glass is observable because light is refracted
as it passes from air to water to air. The index of liquid helium is very
close to that of air, so very little refraction occurs as light travels from
air to helium to the air.
CQ35.2 At the altitude of the plane the surface of the Earth need not block off
the lower half of the rainbow. Thus, the full circle can be seen. You
can see such a rainbow by climbing on a stepladder above a garden
sprinkler in the middle of a sunny day. Set the sprinkler for fine mist.
Do not let the slippery children fall from the ladder.
CQ35.3 (a) We assume that you and the child are
always standing close together. For a flat
wall to make an echo of a sound that you
make, you must be standing along a
normal to the wall. You must be on the
order of 100 m away, to make the transit
time sufficiently long that you can hear
the echo separately from the original
sound. Your sound must be loud enough
so that you can hear it even at this
considerable range. In ANS. FIG.
CQ35.3(a), the circle represents an area in
which you can be standing. The arrows
represent rays of sound.
(b) Now suppose two vertical perpendicular
walls form an inside corner that you can
see. Some of the sound you radiate
horizontally will be headed generally
toward the corner. It will reflect from
both walls with high efficiency to reverse
in direction and come back to you, as
shown in ANS. FIG. CQ35.3(b). You can ANS FIG. CQ35.3
stand anywhere reasonably far away to
hear a retroreflected echo of sound you produce.
(c) If the two walls are not perpendicular, the inside corner will not
produce retroreflection. You will generally hear no echo of your
shout or clap.
(d) If two perpendicular walls have a reasonably narrow gap
between them at the corner, you can still hear a clear echo. It is
not the corner line itself that retroreflects the sound, but the
perpendicular walls on both sides of the corner. [ANS. FIG.
CQ35.3(b) applies also in this case.]
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(e) At some angles, sound will reflect from the first wall but not the
second; rather, it will pass into the breezeway, as shown in
ANS. FIG. CQ35.3(c), so there will be no echo.
CQ35.4 The stealth fighter is designed so that adjacent panels are not joined
at right angles, to prevent any retroreflection of radar signals. This
means that radar signals directed at the fighter will not be channeled
back toward the detector by reflection. Just as with sound, radar
signals can be treated as diverging rays, so that any ray that is by
chance reflected back to the detector will be too weak in intensity to
distinguish from background noise.
CQ35.5 “Immediately around the dark shadow of my head, I see a halo
brighter than the rest of the dewy grass.” It is called the heiligenschein.
Cellini believed that it was a miraculous sign of divine favor
pertaining to him alone. Apparently none of the people to whom he
showed it told him that they could see halos around their own
shadows but not around Cellini’s. Thoreau knew that each person
had his own halo. He did not draw any ray diagrams but assumed
that it was entirely natural. Between Cellini’s time and Thoreau’s, the
Enlightenment and Newton’s explanation of the rainbow had
happened. Today the effect is easy to see whenever your shadow
falls on a retroreflecting traffic sign, license plate, or road stripe.
When a bicyclist’s shadow falls on a paint stripe marking the edge of
the road, her halo races along with her.
CQ35.6 An echo is an example of the reflection of sound. Hearing the noise
of a distant highway on a cold morning, when you cannot hear it
after the ground warms up, is an example of acoustical refraction.
You can use a rubber inner tube (or balloon of the same shape)
inflated with helium as an acoustical lens to concentrate sound in the
way a lens can focus light: the speed of sound is greater in helium, so
wavefronts passing through the helium speed ahead of wavefronts
passing through the air in the doughnut hole of the tube, so that the
overall shape of the wavefronts changes from plane to concave,
resulting in a focusing of the wave. At your next party, see if you can
experimentally find the approximate focal point!
CQ35.7 Highly silvered mirrors reflect about 98% of the incident light. With a
2-mirror periscope, that results in approximately a 4% decrease in
intensity of light as the light passes through the periscope. This may
not seem like much, but in low-light conditions, that lost light may
mean the difference between being able to distinguish an enemy
armada or an iceberg from the sky beyond. Using prisms results in
total internal reflection, meaning that 100% of the incident light is
reflected through the periscope. That is the “total” in total internal
reflection.
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620 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
CQ35.8 Diamond has higher index of refraction than glass and consequently
a smaller critical angle for total internal reflection. A brilliant-cut
diamond is shaped to admit light from above, reflect it totally at the
converging facets on the underside of the jewel, and let the light
escape only at the top. Glass will have less light internally reflected.
CQ35.9 If a laser beam enters a sugar solution with a concentration gradient
(density and index of refraction increasing with depth), then the laser
beam will be progressively bent downward (toward the normal) as it
passes into regions of greater index of refraction.
CQ35.10 With a vertical shop window, streetlights and his own reflection can
impede the window shopper’s clear view of the display. The tilted
shop window can put these reflections out of the way. Windows of
airport control towers are also tilted like this, as are automobile
windshields.
CQ35.13 Light rays coming from parts of the pencil under water are bent
away from the normal as they emerge into the air above. The rays
enter the eye (or camera) at angles closer to the horizontal, thus the
parts of the pencil under water appear closer to the surface than they
actually are, so the pencil appears bent. See CQ35.16 for an
illustration of a related effect.
CQ35.14 No. The speed of light v in any medium except vacuum is less than
the speed of light c in vacuum. By definition, the index of refraction
n = c/v, thus the index of any material medium is always greater
than 1. A material with an index less than 1 is impossible.
CQ35.15 Light travels through a vacuum at a speed of 300 000 km per second.
Thus, an image we see from a distant star or galaxy must have been
generated some time ago. For example, the star Altair is 16 light-
years away; if we look at an image of Altair today, we know only
what was happening 16 years ago. This may not initially seem
significant, but astronomers who look at other galaxies can gain an
idea of what galaxies looked like when they were significantly
younger. Thus, it actually makes sense to speak of “looking
backward in time.”
CQ35.16 With no water in the cup, light rays from the coin do not reach the
eye because they are blocked by the side of the cup. With water in
the cup, light rays are bent away from the normal as they leave the
water so that some reach the eye.
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θ 2 max = 48.6°
The light rays leave the cylinder
without deviation because they travel
along the normal everywhere they
strike the surface of the glass, so the
viewer only receives light from the
center of the photograph when he has
turned by an angle less than 48.6°. ANS. FIG. CQ35.17
(b) When the paperweight is turned farther, light at the back
surface undergoes total internal reflection, shown in ANS. FIG.
CQ35.17(c). The viewer sees things outside the globe on the far side.
=
(6.63 × 10−34 J ⋅ s )( 3.00 × 108 m/s ) ⎛ 1 nm ⎞ ⎛ 1 eV ⎞
⎜⎝ −9 ⎟⎠ ⎜
3.00 × 102 nm 10 m ⎝ 1.60 × 10−19 J ⎟⎠
= 4.14 eV
P35.2 (a) The Moon’s radius is 1.74 × 106 m and the Earth’s radius is 6.37 ×
106 m. The total distance traveled by the light is:
d = 2 ( 3.84 × 108 m − 1.74 × 106 m − 6.37 × 106 m )
= 7.52 × 108 m
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so ω= = = 114 rad/s
2 2 ( 11.45 × 103 m )
The returning light would be blocked by a tooth at one-half the
angular speed, giving another data point.
P35.4 The difference is due to the extra time light takes to cross Earth’s orbit.
From Δx = cΔt, we have
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Solving,
θ 1 = sin −1 ( 1.333sin 45.0° )
= 70.5° from the vertical → 19.5° above the horizon
yields θ = 30.4° .
(b) The angle of incidence α = 20.0°. Applying
Snell’s law at the oil-water interface,
nwater sin θ ′ = noil sin α
1.33 sin θ ′ = 1.48 sin 20.0°
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(e) The light wave slows down as it moves from air to water, but
the sound wave speeds up by a large factor. The light wave
bends toward the normal and its wavelength shortens, but the
sound wave bends away from the normal and its wavelength
increases.
*P35.15 From the wave under refraction model, n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ 2 , we solve for
the index of refraction n2 in the substance:
1.333sin 37.0°
n2 = = 1.90
sin 25.0°
Then, from the definition of index of refraction,
c c
n2 = 1.90 = : v= = 1.58 × 108 m/s = 158 Mm/s
v 1.90
*P35.16 (a) n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ 2
1.00 sin 30.0° = nsin 19.24°
n = 1.52
c 3.00 × 108 m s
(c) f = = = 4.74 × 1014 Hz in air and in syrup.
λ 6.328 × 10−7 m
c 3.00 × 108 m s
(d) v= = = 1.98 × 108 m s = 198 Mm s
n 1.52
v 1.98 × 108 m s
(b) λ= = = 417 nm
f 4.74 × 1014 s −1
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*P35.17 (a) The angle of incidence at the first surface is θ 1i = 30.0° , and the
angle of refraction is
⎛ n sin θ 1i ⎞ ⎛ 1.0sin 30° ⎞
θ 1r = sin −1 ⎜ air ⎟ = sin −1 ⎜ ⎟⎠ = 19°
⎝ nglass ⎠ ⎝ 1.5
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or β = 180° − 2 (α + γ ). [1]
Now for triangle bcdb,
( 90.0° − α ) + ( 90.0° − γ ) + θ = 180°
or θ =α +γ. [2]
Note: From equation [2], γ = θ − α . Thus, the ray will follow a path like
that shown only if α < θ . For α > θ , γ is negative and multiple
reflections from each mirror will occur before the incident and
reflected rays intersect.
*P35.19 Consider glass with an index of refraction of 1.50, which is 3.00 mm
thick. The speed of light in the glass is
3.00 × 108 m s
= 2.00 × 108 m s
1.50
The extra travel time is
3.00 × 10−3 m 3.00 × 10−3 m
− ~ 10−11 s
2.00 × 10 m s 3.00 × 10 m s
8 8
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Thus the final ray makes the same angle with the first mirror as
did the incident ray. Its direction is opposite to the incident ray.
Method Two:
The vector velocity of the incident light has a component vy
perpendicular to the first mirror and a component vx
perpendicular to the second. The vy component is reversed upon
the first reflection, which leaves vx unchanged. The second
reflection reverses vx and leaves vy unchanged. The doubly
reflected ray then has velocity opposite to the incident ray.
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P35.23 From Table 35.1, the index of refraction of ice is 1.309. The pulses are in
step with each other until one enters the ice, then that pulse slows
down. The difference in the times of arrival of the pulses is
L L L L L
Δt = − = − = ( nice − nair )
vice vair c nice c nair c
6.20 m
Δt = ( 1.309 − 1.000 ) = 6.39 × 10−9 s = 6.39 ns
3.00 × 10 m/s
8
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(b) No. Both the reduction in speed and the bending toward
the normal reduce the component of velocity parallel to
the interface. This component cannot remain constant for
a nonzero angle of incidence.
P35.25 (a) As measured from the diagram, the incidence angle is 60°, and
sin θ 2 n1 v2
the refraction angle is 35°. From Snell’s law, = = , then
sin θ 1 n2 v1
sin 35° v2
= and the speed of light in the block is 2.0 × 108 m/s .
sin 60° c
(b) The frequency of the light does not change upon refraction.
Knowing the wavelength in a vacuum, we can use the speed of
light in a vacuum to determine the frequency: c = fλ, thus
3.00 × 108 = f ( 632.8 × 10−9 ) , so the frequency is 4.74 × 1014 Hz .
(c) To find the wavelength of light in the block, we use the same
wave speed relation, v = fλ, so 2.0 × 108 = 4.74 × 1014 λ , so ( )
λglass = 4.20 × 10−7 = 420 nm .
P35.26 From Snell’s law, the angle of refraction θ inside the liver is
⎛n ⎞
sin θ = ⎜ medium ⎟ sin 50.0°
⎝ nliver ⎠
nmedium c vmedium v
But = = liver = 0.900,
nliver c vliver vmedium
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d 6.00 cm
and h= = = 6.30 cm .
tan θ tan 43.6°
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(c) At entry,
sin 45.6°
sin θ 2 = ⇒ θ 2 = 28.4°
1.50
θ 3 = 60.0° − 28.4° = 31.6°
At exit,
sin θ 4 = 1.50 sin ( 31.6° ) ⇒ θ 4 = 51.7°
(d) At entry,
sin 51.6°
sin θ 2 = ⇒ θ 2 = 31.5°
1.50
θ 3 = 60.0° − 31.5° = 28.5°
At exit,
sin θ 4 = 1.50 sin ( 28.5° ) ⇒ θ 4 = 45.7°
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So
α + β + 60.0° = 180°
( 90.0° − θ 2 ) + ( 90.0° − θ 3 ) + 60.0° = 180°
60.0° − θ 2 − θ 3 = 0 ⇒ 60.0° − 41.5° = θ 3 = 18.5°
(d) γ = (θ 1 − θ 2 ) + (θ 4 − θ 3 )
γ = ( 75.0° − 41.5° ) + ( 27.6° − 18.5° ) = 42.6°
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1
=
4( h d) + 1
2 ANS. FIG. P35.32(b)
4 ( h d ) + 1 = n2 ( h d ) + n2
2 2
n2 − 1
( h d ) ( 4 − n ) = n − 1 → dh =
2 2 2
4 − n2
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h n2 − 1
=
d 4 − n2
h ( 1.333 ) − 1 2
= 2 = 4.73 cm
8.00 cm 4 − ( 1.333 )
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(b) From the triangle under water, the angle of incidence θ 1 at the
water surface is
90.0 m
tan θ 1 = → θ 1 = 42.0°
100 m
(c) Snell’s law gives the angle of refraction as
⎛n sin θ 1 ⎞ ⎛ ( 1.333 ) sin 42.0° ⎞
θ 2 = sin −1 ⎜ water ⎟ = sin −1 ⎜ ⎟⎠ = 63.1°
⎝ nair ⎠ ⎝ 1.00
(d) The refracted beam makes angle φ = 90.0° − θ 2 = 26.9° with the
horizontal.
(e) In the triangle above the water,
h = ( 210 m ) tan φ = ( 210 m ) tan 26.9° = 107 m
P35.35 The reflected ray and refracted ray are perpendicular to each other,
and the angle of reflection θ 1 and the angle of refraction θ 2 are related
by
θ 1 + 90.0° + θ 2 = 180.0° → θ 2 = 90.0° − θ 1
Then, from Snell’s law,
ng sin θ 2
sin θ 1 =
nair
= ng sin ( 90° − θ 1 ) = ng cos θ 1
sin θ 1
Thus,
cos θ 1
= tan θ 1 = ng or θ 1 = tan −1 ng ( )
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sin θ 1
P35.39 For the incoming ray, sin θ 2 = .
n
Using ANS. FIG. P35.39,
sin 50.0° ⎞
(θ 2 )violet = sin −1 ⎛⎜⎝ 1.66 ⎠
⎟ = 27.48°
ANS. FIG. P35.39
sin 50.0° ⎞
(θ 2 )red = sin −1 ⎛⎜⎝ 1.62 ⎠
⎟ = 28.22°
⎛ sin θ ⎞
(θ 2 )red = sin −1 ⎜
⎝ nR ⎟⎠
For the outgoing ray,
( 90.0° − θ 2 ) + ( 90.0° − θ 3 ) + Φ = 180.0°
θ3 = Φ − θ2
and
⎧ ⎡ ⎛ sin θ ⎞ ⎤ ⎫⎪
sin θ 4 = nsin θ 3 : (θ 4 )violet = sin −1 ⎪⎨nV sin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜ ⎥⎬
⎩⎪ ⎣ ⎝ nV ⎟⎠ ⎦ ⎭⎪
⎧ ⎡ ⎛ sin θ ⎞ ⎤ ⎫⎪
(θ 4 )red = sin −1 ⎪⎨nR sin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜ ⎥⎬
⎩⎪ ⎣ ⎝ nR ⎟⎠ ⎦ ⎭⎪
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⎧⎪ ⎡ ⎛ sin θ ⎞ ⎤ ⎫⎪
sin −1 ⎨nV sin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜ ⎥⎬
⎩⎪ ⎣ ⎝ nV ⎟⎠ ⎦ ⎭⎪
=
⎧⎪ ⎡ ⎛ sin θ ⎞ ⎤ ⎫⎪
− sin −1 ⎨nR sin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜ ⎥⎬
⎩⎪ ⎣ ⎝ nR ⎟⎠ ⎦ ⎭⎪
⎛ 1.000 293 ⎞
θ c = sin −1 ⎜ = 37.1°
⎝ 1.66 ⎟⎠
(b)
⎛ 1.000 293 ⎞
θ c = sin −1 ⎜ = 49.8°
⎝ 1.309 ⎟⎠
(c)
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or θ 1 > 27.9° .
P35.44 The prism is in air, so at the first refraction,
1.00 sin θ 1 = nsin θ 2
The angle of incidence θ 3 must be less than
the critical angle at the second surface to
emerge from the other side.
ANS. FIG. P35.44
θ3 < θc
⎛n ⎞ ⎛ 1.00 ⎞
θ 3 < sin −1 θ c = sin −1 ⎜ 2 ⎟ = sin −1 ⎜
⎝ n1 ⎠ ⎝ n ⎟⎠
⎛ 1.00 ⎞
Thus, to have θ 3 < sin −1 ⎜
⎝ n ⎟⎠
and avoid total internal reflection at the
⎛ 1.00 ⎞
second surface, it is necessary that θ 2 > Φ − sin −1 ⎜ .
⎝ n ⎟⎠
Since sin θ 1 = nsin θ 2 , this requirement becomes
⎡ ⎛ 1.00 ⎞ ⎤
sin θ 1 > nsin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜
⎣ ⎝ n ⎟⎠ ⎥⎦
⎛ ⎡ ⎛ 1.00 ⎞ ⎤⎞
θ 1 > sin −1 ⎜ nsin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜ .
⎝ n ⎟⎠ ⎥⎦⎟⎠
or
⎝ ⎣
gives θ = 67.2° .
The 2-µm diameter is unnecessary information.
(b) Because the angle of incidence (35.0°) is greater than the critical
angle, the light is totally reflected at P.
n2 1.333
(c) sin θ c = = → θ c = 33.44°
n1 2.419
(d) The angle of incidence is 35.0°. Yes. In this case, the angle of
incidence is just larger than the critical angle, so the light ray
again undergoes total internal reflection at P.
(e) The angle of incidence must be reduced below the critical angle
for light to exit the diamond, so the diamond should be rotated
clockwise.
(f) Rotating the diamond by angle θ clockwise changes the angle of
incidence θ 1 at point A from 0.00° to θ, causing the angle of
refraction θ 2 inside the diamond to change from 0.00°:
n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ 2
1.333sin θ 1 = 2.419sin θ 2
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Additional Problems
*P35.51 Using Snell’s law, the index of refraction of the liquid is found to be
nair sin θ i
nliquid =
sin θ r
Thus, the critical angle for light going from this liquid into air is
⎛ n ⎞ ⎛ nair ⎞
θ c = sin −1 ⎜ air ⎟ = sin −1 ⎜
⎝ nliquid ⎠ ⎝ nair sin θ i /sin θ r ⎟⎠
⎛ sin θ r ⎞ ⎛ sin 22.0° ⎞
= sin −1 ⎜ = sin −1 ⎜ = 48.5°
⎟
⎝ sin θ i ⎠ ⎝ sin 30.0° ⎟⎠
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Chapter 35 647
n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ 2
1.00 sin 30.0° = 1.55 sin θ 2
θ 2 = 18.8°
ANS. FIG. P35.52
(b) θ 1′ = θ 1 = 30.0°
(c) air into glass, angles in degrees (d) glass into air, angles in degrees
0 0 0 0 0 0
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P35.54 If the light ray to the eyes of the scuba diver makes an angle of
38.0° with the horizontal, it makes an angle of 52.0° with the
normal to the water surface. This is larger than the critical angle
of 48.8° found in Example 35.6, however. Therefore, no light
from above the water will approach the scuba diver’s eyes from
this direction. The light approaching from this direction will be
that originating underwater and reflected downward from the
surface. The Sun will be seen somewhere within a circle whose
edge is 90.0° – 48.8° = 41.2° above the horizontal.
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Chapter 35 649
above its bottom edge. The reflected light first reaches the right-hand
mirror at height Mirror Mirror
2 ( 0.087 5 m ) = 0.175 m
reflected beam
It bounces between the mirrors with this 1.00 m
distance between points of contact with
either. Since
5.00°
1.00 m
= 5.72 1.00 m
0.175 m
ANS. FIG. P35.56
the light reflects
five times from the right-hand mirror and six times from the left .
There is no difference .
*P35.58 (a) With n1 = 1 and n2 = n, the reflected fractional intensity is
( )
2
S1′ n−1
=
S1 n+1
The remaining intensity must be transmitted:
( ) ( n + 1)2 − ( n − 1)2 n2 + 2n + 1 − n2 + 2n − 1
2
S2 n−1
= 1− = =
S1 n+1 ( n + 1)2 ( n + 1)2
4n
=
( n + 1)2
S2 4n 4 ( 2.419 )
(b) At entry, = 2 = = 0.828.
S1 ( n + 1) ( 2.419 + 1)2
S3
At exit, = 0.828.
S2
S3 ⎛ S3 ⎞ ⎛ S2 ⎞
Overall, = ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ = ( 0.828 )2 = 0.685
S1 ⎝ S2 ⎠ ⎝ S1 ⎠
or 68.5% .
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P35.59 Let n(x) be the index of refraction at distance x below the top of the
atmosphere and n(x = h) = 1.00 293 be its value at Earth’s surface. Then,
⎛ 1.002 93 − 1.000 00 ⎞
n ( x ) = 1.000 00 + ⎜ ⎟⎠ x
⎝ h
⎛ 0.002 93 ⎞
= 1.000 00 + ⎜ ⎟⎠ x
⎝ h
(a) The total time interval required to traverse the atmosphere is
dx h n ( x )
h h
1 ⎡ ⎛ 0.002 93 ⎞ ⎤
Δt = ∫ =∫ dx: Δt = ∫ ⎢1.000 00 + ⎜ ⎟⎠ x ⎥ dx
0 v 0 c c 0⎣ ⎝ h ⎦
h 0.002 93 ⎛ h2 ⎞
Δt = + ⎜⎝ 2 ⎟⎠
c ch
h ⎛ 2.002 93 ⎞ 100 × 103 m ⎛ 2.002 93 ⎞
= ⎜ ⎟⎠ = ⎜ ⎟⎠
c⎝ 2 3.00 × 108 m/s ⎝ 2
= 3.33 × 10−4 s = 334 µs
h
(b) The travel time in the absence of an atmosphere would be .
c
Thus, the time in the presence of an atmosphere is
⎛ 2.002 93 ⎞
h c⎜
⎝ ⎟⎠ − h c
2 ⎛ 0.002 93 ⎞
=⎜ ⎟⎠ × 100% = 0.147%
hc ⎝ 2
P35.60 Let n(x) be the index of refraction at distance x below the top of the
atmosphere and n(x = h) = n be its value at the planet surface.
⎛ n − 1.00 ⎞
Then, n ( x ) = 1.00 + ⎜ ⎟x
⎝ h ⎠
(a) The total time interval required to traverse the atmosphere is
h
dx h n ( x ) 1h⎡ ⎛ n − 1.00 ⎞ ⎤
Δt = ∫v ∫ c
= dx : Δt = ∫
c 0⎣⎢ 1.00 + ⎜
⎝ h ⎠ ⎥⎦
⎟ x dx
0 0
h ( n − 1.00 ) ⎛ h2 ⎞ h ⎛ n + 1.00 ⎞
Δt = + ⎜ ⎟ = ⎜ ⎟
c ch ⎝ 2⎠ c⎝ 2 ⎠
h
(b) The travel time in the absence of an atmosphere would be .
c
Thus, the time in the presence of an atmosphere is
⎛ n + 1.00 ⎞
⎜⎝ ⎟ times larger
2 ⎠
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P35.61 Let the air and glass be medium 1 and 2, respectively. By Snell’s law,
n2 sin θ 2 = n1 sin θ 1
or 1.56 sin θ 2 = sin θ 1
But the conditions of the problem are such that θ 1 = 2θ 2 , so 1.56 sin θ 2 =
sin 2θ 2 We now use the double-angle trig identity suggested:
1.56 sin θ 2 = 2 sin θ 2 cos θ 2
1.56
or cos θ 2 = = 0.780
2
Thus, θ 2 = 38.7° and θ 1 = 2θ 2 = 77.5° .
P35.62 In ANS. FIG. P35.62, observe on the left side of the prism that
β = 90° − θ 1 and α = 90° − θ 1 . Thus, β = α . Similarly, on the right side
of the prism, δ = 90° − θ 2 and ε = 90° − θ 2 , giving δ = ε . The incident
rays are initially parallel, so observe that the angle between the
reflected rays is γ = (α + β ) + ( ε + δ ) , so γ = 2 (α + ε ) . Finally, observe
that the left side of the prism is sloped at angle α from the vertical, and
the right side is sloped at angle ε. The angle φ is related to the other
angles by
φ + ( 90° − α ) + ( 90° − ε ) = 180° → φ = α + ε
Thus, we obtain the result
1
γ = 2 (α + ε ) = 2φ → φ = γ
2
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652 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
*P35.64 Consider an insulated box with the imagined one-way mirror forming
one face, installed so that 90% of the electromagnetic radiation incident
from the outside is transmitted to the inside and only a lower
percentage of the electromagnetic waves from the inside make it
through to the outside. Suppose the interior and exterior of the box are
originally at the same temperature. Objects within and without are
radiating and absorbing electromagnetic waves. They would all
maintain constant temperature if the box had an open window. With
the glass letting more energy in than out, the interior of the box will
rise in temperature. But this is impossible, according to Clausius’s
statement of the second law. This reduction to a contradiction proves
that it is impossible for the one-way mirror to exist.
P35.65 Define n1 to be the index of refraction of the
surrounding medium and n2 to be that for the
prism material. We can use the critical angle of
n
42.0° to find the ratio 2 :
n1
n2 sin 42.0° = n1 sin 90.0°
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Chapter 35 653
n2 1
So, = = 1.49
n1 sin 42.0°
Call the angle of refraction θ 2 at the surface 1. The ray inside the prism
forms a triangle with surfaces 1 and 2, so the sum of the interior angles
of this triangle must be 180°.
Thus, ( 90.0° − θ 2 ) + 60.0° + ( 90.0° − 42.0°) = 180°
Therefore, θ 2 = 18.0°.
Applying Snell’s law at surface 1, n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin 18.0° :
⎛n ⎞
sin θ 1 = ⎜ 2 ⎟ sin θ 2 = 1.49 sin 18.0°
⎝ n1 ⎠
gives θ 1 = 27.5°
P35.66 The number N of reflections the beam makes before exiting at the other
end is equal to the length of the slab divided by the component of the
displacement of the beam for each reflection:
L L tan θ 2
N = =
(t / tan θ 2 ) t
L ⎡ ⎛ n sin θ 1 ⎞ ⎤
N = tan ⎢ sin −1 ⎜ 1 ⎥
t ⎣ ⎝ n2 ⎟⎠ ⎦
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654 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
L−d ⎡ ⎛ cos θ ⎞ ⎤
s1 + s2 = + d tan ⎢ sin −1 ⎜
tan θ ⎣ ⎝ n ⎟⎠ ⎥⎦
2.00 m ⎡ ⎛ cos 40.0° ⎞ ⎤
= + ( 2.00 m ) tan ⎢ sin −1 ⎜ = 3.79 m
tan 40.0° ⎣ ⎝ 1.33 ⎟⎠ ⎥⎦
P35.68 From Table 35.1, the index of refraction of polystyrene is 1.49.
(a) For polystyrene surrounded by air, total internal reflection requires
⎛ 1.00 ⎞
θ 3 ≥ θ c = sin −1 ⎜ = 42.2°
⎝ 1.49 ⎟⎠
Then from geometry, θ 2 = 90.0° − θ 3 ≤ 47.8°.
From Snell’s law,
sin θ 1 = 1.49 sin θ 2 ≤ 1.49 sin 47.8°
sin θ 1 ≤ 1.10
Any angle θ 1 satisfies this equation. ANS. FIG. P35.68
⎛ 1.33 ⎞
For polystyrene surrounded by water, θ 3 = sin −1 ⎜ = 63.2°
⎝ 1.49 ⎟⎠
(b)
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Chapter 35 655
and θ 2 = 26.8°.
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656 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
R 2 − L2
Also, cos γ = 1 − sin γ = 2
R
ANS. FIG. P35.71
Apply Snell’s law at point P:
1.00 sin γ = nsin φ
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Chapter 35 657
sin γ L
Thus, sin φ = =
n nR
n2 R 2 − L2
and cos φ = 1 − sin φ = 2
.
nR
From triangle OPS, φ + (α + 90.0° ) + ( 90.0° − γ ) = 180°, or the angle of
incidence at point S is α = γ − φ . Then, applying Snell’s law at point S
gives 1.00 sin θ = nsin α = nsin (γ − φ )
or sin θ = nsin (γ − φ )
= n[ sin γ cos φ − cos γ sin φ ]
⎡⎛ L ⎞ n2 R 2 − L2 R 2 − L2 ⎛ L ⎞ ⎤
= n ⎢⎜ ⎟ − ⎜⎝ ⎟⎥
⎢⎣⎝ R ⎠ nR R nR ⎠ ⎦⎥
L
(
= 2 n2 R 2 − L2 − R 2 − L2
R
)
thus,
⎡ L
θ = sin −1 ⎢ 2
⎣R
( ⎤
n2 R 2 − L2 − R 2 − L2 ⎥ ;
⎦
)
L L L
or, using from above sin γ = → γ = sin −1 and φ = sin −1 ,
R R nR
⎛ L L ⎞
sin θ = nsin (γ − φ ) = nsin ⎜ sin −1 − sin −1 ⎟
⎝ R nR ⎠
⎡ ⎛ L L ⎞⎤
θ = sin −1 ⎢ nsin ⎜ sin −1 − sin −1 ⎟
⎣ ⎝ R nR ⎠ ⎥⎦
4
P35.72 δ = θ 1 − θ 2 = 10.0° and n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ 2 with n1 = 1, n2 = .
3
Thus, θ 1 = sin −1 ( n2 sin θ 2 ) = sin −1 ⎡⎣ n2 sin (θ 1 − 10.0° ) ⎤⎦ .
(You can use a calculator to home in on an approximate solution to this
equation, testing different values of θ 1 until you find that θ 1 = 36.5° .
Alternatively, you can solve for θ 1 exactly, as shown below.)
4
We are given that sin θ 1 = sin (θ 1 − 10.0° ) .
3
This is the sine of a difference, so
3
sin θ 1 = sin θ 1 cos10.0° − cos θ 1 sin 10.0°
4
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658 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
⎛ 3⎞
Rearranging, sin 10.0°cos θ 1 = ⎜ cos10.0° − ⎟ sin θ 1 ,
⎝ 4⎠
sin 10.0°
= tan θ 1
cos10.0° − 0.750
and θ 1 = tan −1 ( 0.740 ) = 36.5° .
P35.73 (a) From the geometry shown in ANS. FIG. P35.73, observe that
θ 1 = 60.0° . Also, from the law of reflection, θ 2 = θ 1 = 60.0° .
Therefore, α = 90.0° − θ 2 = 30.0° , and θ 3 + 90.0° = 180 − α − 30.0°
or θ 3 = 30.0° .
P35.74 As shown in ANS. FIG. P35.74, the angle of incidence at point A is:
⎛ d 2⎞ ⎛ 1.00 m ⎞
θ = sin −1 ⎜ = sin −1 ⎜ = 30.0°
⎝ R ⎠⎟ ⎝ 2.00 m ⎟⎠
If the emerging ray is to be parallel to the incident ray, the path must
be symmetric about the centerline CB of the cylinder. In the isosceles
triangle ABC,
γ =α and β = 180° − θ
Therefore, α + β + γ = 180°
becomes 2α + 180° − θ = 180°
θ
or α= = 15.0°.
2
Then, applying Snell’s law at point A,
nsin α = 1.00 sin θ
sin θ sin 30.0°
n= = = 1.93
sin α sin 15.0°
P35.75 Applying Snell’s law at points A, B, and C gives
1.40 sin α = 1.60 sin θ 1 [1]
1.20 sin β = 1.40 sin α [2]
and 1.00 sin θ 2 = 1.20 sin β [3]
Combining equations [1], [2], and [3] yields
sin θ 2 = 1.60 sin θ 1 [4]
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P35.76 (a) At the boundary of the air and glass, the critical angle is given by
1
sin θ c =
n
2
1 1 ⎛ d⎞
Since sin θ c = , this becomes =⎜ ⎟ or
n n − 1 ⎝ 4t ⎠
2
2
⎛ 4t ⎞
n = 1+ ⎜ ⎟
⎝ d⎠
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P35.79 (a) We see the Sun moving from east to west across the sky. Its
angular speed is
Δθ 2π rad
ω= = = 7.27 × 10−5 rad/s
Δt 86 400 s
The direction of sunlight crossing the cell from the window
changes at this rate, moving on the opposite wall at speed
v = rω = ( 2.37 m ) ( 7.27 × 10−5 rad/s )
= 1.72 × 10−4 m/s = 0.172 mm/s
(b) The mirror folds into the cell the motion that would occur in a
room twice as wide:
v = rω = 2 ( 0.174 mm/s ) = 0.345 mm/s
(c), (d) As the Sun moves southward and upward at 50.0°, we may
regard the corner of the window as fixed, and both patches of
light move northward and downward at 50.0° .
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Chapter 35 663
P35.80 Because the enclosure is square and the beam enters at bottom center,
and because a light beam travels the same path regardless of its
direction on the path, we expect the beam pattern to be symmetric
about a vertical line passing through the opening. Therefore, the beam
enters the opening at the same angle it exits, the beam strikes each side
mirror at the same height, and the beam forms a zigzag pattern that
intersects itself at a point (or points) above the center opening; thus,
the beam must reflect off the top mirror at its center. Also, because of
the law of reflection, the path of the beam is symmetric about a
horizontal line passing through the points where the beam reflects off
a side mirror.
(a) Call the length of each side of the square L. If the beam is to strike
each mirror once, the beam must strike each side mirror at its
center, at height L/2 after traveling a horizontal distance L/2.
Therefore,
L2
tan θ = = 1 → θ = 45.0°
L2
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The cases for n = 2 and 3 are shown in ANS. FIG. 35.80(b) and (c)
above.
Yes. The ray will exit if it enters at an angle θ that satisfies the
1
condition tan θ = , where n = 1, 2, 3, …
n
Challenge Problems
P35.81 Horizontal light rays from the setting Sun pass above the hiker. The
light rays are twice refracted and once reflected, as in ANS. FIG.
P35.81(b). The most intense light reaching the hiker, that which
represents the visible rainbow, is located between angles of 40° and 42°
from the hiker’s shadow.
(a)
(b)
ANS. FIG. P35.81
The hiker sees a greater percentage of the violet inner edge, so we
consider the red outer edge. The radius R of the circle of droplets is
R = ( 8.00 km ) sin 42.0° = 5.35 km
Then the angle φ, between the vertical and the radius where the bow
touches the ground, is given by
2.00 km 2.00 km
cos φ = = = 0.374
R 5.35 km
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Chapter 35 665
or φ = 68.1°.
The angle filled by the visible bow is
360° − ( 2 × 68.1° ) = 224°
224°
so the visible bow is = 62.2% of a circle .
360°
P35.82 The geometry of the situation is shown in
ANS. FIG. P35.82, where P is the person
and L is the lightbulb.
We have used the law of reflection to claim
that the angles on either side of the dashed
line at O are equal. From triangle OPC, we
see that
d x1
cos θ = and sin θ =
1 1
which can be rearranged to give
ANS. FIG. P35.82
d
1 = and x1 = 1 sin θ [1]
cos θ
Similarly, from triangle OLB,
2d x2
cos θ = and sin θ =
2 2
which can be rearranged to give
2d
2 = and x2 = 2 sin θ [2]
cos θ
Let n = 3.10 from the problem statement. The condition given in the
problem is expressed as
1 + 2 = n [3]
Substitute for 1 and 2 from equations [1] and [2]:
d 2d 3d
+ = n → = n [4]
cos θ cos θ cos θ
From triangle APL, apply the Pythagorean theorem:
2 = d 2 + ( x1 + x2 )
2
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666 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
1 4x 2 + L2
sec θ = = [2]
cos θ L
Because the incident ray is stationary, as the mirror turns through
angle φ, its normal rotates through angle φ, so the angle of
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Chapter 35 667
1 ⎛ 4x 2 + L2 ⎞ ⎛ 4x 2 + L2 ⎞
v= L⎜ ⎟⎠ 2ω = ⎜⎝ ⎟⎠ ω
2 ⎝ L2 L
r1 r2 n1 a 2 + x 2 n2 b 2 + (d − x)2
Δt = + = +
v1 v2 c c
d ( Δt ) n1 2x n2 2(d − x)(−1)
(b) Now = + = 0 is the requirement
dx 2c a 2 + x 2 2c b 2 + (d − x)2
for minimal travel time, which simplifies to
n1 x n2 ( d − x )
=
a +x b2 + ( d − x )
2 2 2
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668 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
x d−x
(c) Now sin θ 1 = and sin θ 2 = , so we have
b2 + ( d − x )
2
a2 + x2
n1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ 2 .
P35.85 In ANS. FIG. P35.85, a ray travels along path AM from point A to the
mirror, reflects and travels along path MB from the mirror to point B.
Point A is a vertical distance a above the mirror, and point B is a
vertical distance b above the mirror. Points A and B are a horizontal
distance d apart. The ray strikes the mirror at point M which is a
horizontal distance x from point A. The angle of incidence is θ 1 and the
angle of reflection is θ 2 .
AM MB a2 + x2 b 2 + (d − x)2
Δt = + = +
c c c c
We require a minimal travel time, so
d ( Δt ) 1 2x 1 2(d − x)(−1)
= + =0
dx 2c a 2 + x 2 2c b 2 + (d − x)2
which simplifies to
x
=
(d − x)
a2 + x2 b2 + ( d − x )
2
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Chapter 35 669
Then,
nsin θ 1 = 1.00sin θ 2
and
R1 R3
n = → R3 = nR1
R2 R2
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4n
*P35.87 Define T = as the transmission coefficient for one encounter
( n + 1)2
with an interface. For diamond and air, it is 0.828, as in Problem
P35.58. As shown in ANS. FIG. P35.87, the total amount transmitted is
T 2 + T 2 ( 1 − T )2 + T 2 ( 1 − T ) 4
+T 2 ( 1 − T )6 +…+ T 2 ( 1 − T )2n +…
We have 1 − T = 1 − 0.828 = 0.172, so the total transmission is
( 0.828 )2 [ 1 + ( 0.172 )2 + ( 0.172 )4 + ( 0.172 )6 +…]
To sum this series, define
F = 1 + ( 0.172 )2 + ( 0.172 )4 + ( 0.172 )6 +…
( 0.828 )2
The overall transmission is then = 0.706 or 70.6% .
1 − ( 0.172 )2
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Chapter 35 671
P35.2 (a) 3.00 × 108 m/s; (b) The sizes of the objects need to be taken into
account. Otherwise the answer would be too large by 2%.
P35.4 2.27 × 108 m/s
P35.6 19.5° above the horizon
P35.8 (a) θ = 30.4°; (b) θ ′ = 22.3°
P35.10 (a) See P35.10(a) for full explanation; (b) Now CBE = φ is the angle of
incidence of the vertical light beam. Its angle of reflection is also φ. The
angle between the vertical incident beam and the reflected beam is 2φ;
(c) φ = 0.055 7°
P35.12 θ 2 = 19.5° ; θ 3 = 19.5° ; θ 4 = 30.0°
P35.14 (a) 78.3°; (b) 2.56 m; (c) 9.72°; (d) 442 nm; (e) The light wave slows
down as it moves from air to water, but the sound wave speeds up by
a larger factor. The light wave bends toward the normal and its
wavelength shortens, but the sound wave bends away from the normal
and its wavelength increases.
P35.16 (a) 1.52; (b) 417 nm; (c) 4.74 × 1014 Hz; (d) 198 Mm/s
P35.18 β = 180° − 2θ
P35.20 (a) See P35.20(a) for full explanation; (b) See P35.20(b) for full
explanation.
P35.22 (a) 0.387 cm; (b) 106 ps
P35.24 (a) Yes, if the angle of incidence is 58.9°; (b) No. Both the reduction in
speed and the bending toward the normal reduce the component of
velocity parallel to the interface. This component cannot remain
constant for a nonzero angle of incidence.
P35.26 6.30 cm
P35.28 (a) See P35.28(a) for full explanation; (b) 37.2°; (c) 37.3°; (d) 37.3°
P35.30 The index of refraction of the atmosphere decreases with increasing
altitude because of the decrease in density of the atmosphere with
increasing altitude. As indicated in the ray diagram, the Sun located at
S below the horizon appears to be located at S′.
h n2 − 1
P35.32 (a) = ; (b) 4.73 cm; (c) For n = 1, h = 0. For n = 2, h = ∞. For
d 4 − n2
n > 2, h has no real solution.
P35.34 (a) See ANS. FIG. P35.34; (b) 42.0°; (c) 63.1°; (d) 26.9°; (e) 107 m
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672 The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
⎪⎧ ⎡ ⎛ sin θ ⎞ ⎤ ⎪⎫ ⎧
−1 ⎪
⎡ ⎤⎫
−1 ⎛ sin θ ⎞ ⎪
P35.40 sin −1 ⎨nV sin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜ ⎟ ⎥ ⎬ − sin ⎨nR sin ⎢ Φ − sin ⎜ ⎟ ⎥⎬
⎪⎩ ⎣ ⎝ nV ⎠ ⎦ ⎪⎭ ⎪⎩ ⎣ ⎝ nR ⎠ ⎦ ⎪⎭
P35.44
⎛
⎝
⎡
⎣
⎛ 1.00 ⎞ ⎤⎞
θ 1 > sin −1 ⎜ nsin ⎢ Φ − sin −1 ⎜
⎝ n
⎟⎠ ⎥⎟ ; θ 1 > sin
⎦ ⎠
−1
( n2 − 1 sin Φ − cos Φ )
P35.46 (a) 24.42°; (b) Because the angle of incidence (35.0°) is greater than the
critical angle, the light is totally reflected at P; (c) 33.44°; (d) Yes. In this
case, the angle of incidence is just larger than the critical angle, so the
light ray again undergoes total internal reflection at P; (e) clockwise;
(f) 2.83°
P35.48 (a) 10.7°; (b) air; (c) Sound in air falling on the wall from directions is
100% reflected.
P35.50 (a) See P35.50(a) for full explanation; (b) n ≥ 1.41 and n ≤ 2.12
P35.52 (a) angle of incidence: 30.0°, angle of refraction: 18.8°; (b) angle of
incidence: 30.0°, angle of refraction: 50.8°; (c) and (d) See TABLE
P35.52.
P35.54 No light from above the water will approach the scuba diver’s eyes
from 48.8° found in Example 35.6.
P35.56 Five times from the right-hand mirror and six times from the left.
4n
P35.58 (a) ; (b) 68.5%
( n + 1)2
h ⎛ n + 1.00 ⎞ ⎛ n + 1.00 ⎞
P35.60 (a) ⎜ ⎟ ; (b) ⎜⎝ ⎟ times larger
c⎝ 2 ⎠ 2 ⎠
P35.62 See P35.62 for full explanation.
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Chapter 35 673
P35.64 Consider an insulated box with the imagined one-way mirror forming
one face, installed so that 90% of the electromagnetic radiation incident
from the outside is transmitted to the inside and only a lower
percentage of the electromagnetic waves from the inside make it
through to the outside. Suppose the interior and exterior of the box are
originally at the same temperature. Objects within and without are
radiating and absorbing electromagnetic waves. They would all
maintain constant temperature if the box had an open window. With
the glass letting more energy in than out, the interior of the box will
rise in temperature. But this is impossible, according to Clausius’s
statement of the second law. This reduction to a contradiction proves
that it is impossible for the one-way mirror to exist.
P35.66 The beam will exit after making 81 reflections, so it does not make 85
reflections.
P35.68 (a) Total internal reflection occurs for all values of θ, or the maximum
angle is 90°; (b) 30.3°; (c) Total internal reflection never occurs as the
light moves from lower-index polystyrene to higher-index carbon
disulfide.
P35.70 (a) The optical day is longer; (b) 164 s
P35.72 36.5°
P35.74 1.93
2
⎛ 4t ⎞
P35.76 (a) n = 1 + ⎜ ⎟ ; (b) 2.10 cm; (c) violet
⎝ d⎠
P35.78 (a) See ANS. FIG. P35.78; (b) The straightness of the graph line
demonstrates Snell’s proportionality of the sine of the angle of
refraction to the sine of the angle of incidence; (c) 1.328 ± 0.8%
P35.80 (a) 45.0°; (b) Yes. The ray will exit if it enters at an angle θ that satisfies
1
the condition tan θ = , where n = 1, 2, 3, …
n
P35.82 The person and lightbulb are separated by a distance d, and the light
travels at a distance 3d. This gives a maximum ratio of 3.00, and we see
that a ratio of 3.10 is impossible.
P35.84 (a–c) See P35.84 for full explanations.
P35.86 (a) R3 = nR1; (b) R3 = R2
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